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LOT 0974
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
1 1/8 in. (22.5 grams, 28 mm).
With frieze depicting two standing robed figures before a crowned figure on a throne, symbols in the field; later drilled 'pellets'. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector, collection no.16.
London collection, 2016.
Literature
Cf. Teissier, B., Ancient Near Eastern Cylinder Seals in the Marcopoli Collection, Berkeley, 1984, item 99, for type.
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LOT 0974
Western Asiatic Haematite Cylinder Seal with Presentation Scene
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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